Big names like Rob Reiner, Michael Douglas, Jimmy Buffett, Ron Howard and Jane Fonda have also opened their wallets to politicians in this election cycle.

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Whether you're escaping to the Bahamas this Christmas or just hanging around the house in Michigan, you'll want to hum Jimmy Buffett tunes in these flip-flops.

FORBES: A Merry Economy

It's also the new name Mr. Chesney invented for his legion of tailgating fans, who (unlike Deadheads or Jimmy Buffett's Parrothead followers) had somehow never gotten a nickname.

WSJ: Kenny Chesney: King of the Road

Jimmy Buffett's deckhand sheepishly called after running out of gas.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris and Bob Seger are just a few of the musicians who reinterpret and just slightly reinvent a bunch of Little Feat classics, while Jimmy Buffett serves as the executive producer.

NPR: Little Feat Asks Friends To 'Join The Band'

Because just as we settle onto final approach to Palo Alto, Jimmy Buffett is replaced by some yahoo country girl named Donna Fargo singing this god-awful ditty called "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA." I bust out laughing so hard I have tears running down my face.

FORBES: Flying With The Publisher

No matter the open-ended scope, the proposal has some big name backers: Warren Buffett, former President Jimmy Carter, George Soros, Bill Gates Sr.

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Warren Buffett, George Soros, President Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Sr.

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